Empire State Trail Itinerary - Buffalo to NYC

Here is my itinerary for my Empire State Trail ride from Buffalo to NYC. I'm trying to average 60 miles a day on the road give or take. I will be going off route for a couple days for a friend's wedding. I tried to find hotels that were under $120 a night, but it was not easy. Some hotels look decent others are lower end motels. I will be documenting the accommodations during my trip, stay tuned!

Here is a cool map of the Empire State Trail which can give you a sense of the route:

https://www.ptny.org/explore/empire-state-trail

I am not doing the northern route from Albany north to the Quebec border for 3 reasons:

1. It is out of the way for me.

2. Not much money was spent on this section and it's mostly on road, including many truck routes with 18 wheelers next to me with minimal shoulders.

3. I'd have to do it twice because I would bike north from Albany to Rouses Point and then turn around and bike back down to NYC. That being said cycling in Quebec along Route Verte looks like it kicks ass!

Day 1 - Clove Valley to Buffalo Tuesday June 20

26 miles + 338 ft

Clove Valley - Bike to Poughkeepsie - Lunch in Poughkeepsie - Amtrak to Buffalo (11:43 am to 6:56 pm) - Overnight in Buffalo - Best Western on the Avenue

Day 2 - Buffalo to Albion Wednesday June 21

60 miles +203 ft

Buffalo - lunch in Lockport - Overnight in Albion - Dollinger’s Motor Inn

Day 3 - Albion to Newark Thursday June 22

68 miles +213 ft

Albion - lunch in Rochester - Overnight in Newark - Vintage Gardens B and B

Days 4 and 5 - Newark to Aurora Friday June 23

48 miles +830 ft

Newark - lunch in Magee - overnight in Aurora - AirBnB

Saturday June 24

Wedding in Aurora - AirBnB

Day 6 - Aurora to Syracuse Sunday June 25

57 miles +958 ft

Aurora - lunch in Weedsport - overnight in Syracuse - Hampton Inn Syracuse Dewitt

Day 7 - Syracuse to Utica Monday June 26

57 miles +226 ft

Syracuse - lunch in Rome - overnight in Utica - Red Roof Inn Utica

Day 8 - Utica to Amsterdam Tuesday June 27

64 miles +646 ft

Utica - lunch in Canajoharie - overnight in Amsterdam - Microtel Inn & Suites by Wyndham Amsterdam

Day 9 - Amsterdam to East Greenbush Wednesday June 28

42 miles +850 ft

Amsterdam - lunch in Schenectady - overnight in East Greenbush - America’s Best Value East Greenbush

Day 10 - East Greenbush to Kingston Thursday June 29

64 miles +1,112 ft

East Greenbush - lunch in Hudson - overnight in Kingston - Courtyard By Marriott Kingston

Day 11 - Kingston to Mahopac Friday June 30

72 miles +1,762 ft

Kingston - lunch in Poughkeepsie - overnight in Mahopac (Friend’s House)

Day 12 - Kingston to Lower Manhattan Saturday July 1

57 miles +931 ft

Mahopac - lunch in Elmsford - finish line Battery Park (maybe Coney Island +12 miles)

Read the first day of my trip here: Day 1 - Clove Valley to Buffalo.